Masdar and Finland’s Taaleri Energia have formally commissioned the 154 MW Čibuk 2 wind farm. The project adds to Serbia’s largest wind power complex and supports privately financed renewable generation in the country. Čibuk 2 is part of a broader expansion that brings the combined output of the Čibuk sites to 312 MW.
Location and turbine configuration
The Čibuk 2 project is located in the municipality of Kovin, between the villages of Bavanište and Mramorak. It is about 40 kilometres from Belgrade. The wind farm includes 22 Nordex turbines and was developed adjacent to the existing Čibuk 1 facility.
Commissioning timeline and construction workforce
Construction of Čibuk 2 began in 2024, with trial operations carried out during 2025. More than 1,000 workers, subcontractors and project-management personnel were involved in the build. Much of the workforce was drawn from South Banat and surrounding communities.
Capacity, expected generation and land use
With Čibuk 1 included, the two wind farms now have combined installed capacity of 312 MW. The project is expected to generate enough electricity to cover consumption equivalent to around 178,800 Serbian households. Čibuk 2 occupies a site covering approximately 4,750 hectares, though turbine foundations, roads and related infrastructure use only a small portion of that area.
Developers state that more than 99% of the land remains available for agricultural production. This includes areas not required for turbine siting and associated infrastructure. The site footprint therefore remains limited relative to the overall land area.
Emissions avoidance estimate and supply to Elektroprivreda Srbije
The developers estimate that annual output from Čibuk 2 will avoid approximately 311,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide, 12,700 tonnes of sulphur dioxide, 1,470 tonnes of nitrogen oxides and 512 tonnes of particulate emissions compared with equivalent coal-fired generation. Electricity from Čibuk 1 and Čibuk 2 is already being used by state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije. The projects add renewable generation to EPS’s supply portfolio while reducing marginal dependence on lignite and imported electricity.
Serbia’s renewables growth and grid considerations for new wind
Over the past four years, Serbia’s combined wind and solar capacity has risen from approximately 400 MW to more than 1.3 GW. Two rounds of renewable-energy auctions have also supported 17 new power plants with 1.2 GW of capacity, representing planned investment close to €1.5 billion.
Čibuk 2 adds additional high-capacity-factor renewable generation, but its system value depends on grid reinforcement, balancing capacity and storage. Investments in those areas will affect how much of Serbia’s growing wind pipeline can be connected without creating congestion or increasing curtailment risk.
